molestar
verbo transitivo
1 (importunar) to bother; annoy
¿no la estarán molestando, verdad? they're not bothering o annoying you, are they?; no la molestes más con tus tonterías stop pestering o bothering o annoying her with your silly games
verbo intransitivo
1 (importunar) to be a nuisance
quita de en medio, que siempre estás molestando get out of the way, you're always being a nuisance; no quisiera molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo I don't want to bother you o be a nuisance, but I need to talk to you
no molestar (please) do not disturb
me molesta mucho que me hablen así it really annoys o irritates me when they talk to me like that
ese ruido me molesta that noise is bothering o annoying o irritating me; me molesta el jarrón, ¿puedes apartarlo? the vase is in the way, can you move it?; me molesta tener que repetirlo it annoys me to have to repeat it
2 (incomodar) to feel uncomfortable; bother
¿te molesta el humo? does the smoke bother you?; me está empezando a molestar la herida the injury is starting to play up (familiar) o bother me; me molesta al tragar it hurts when I swallow
la radio no me molesta para estudiar the radio doesn't bother me when I'm studying
si le sigue molestando, acuda a su médico if it goes on giving you trouble, see your doctor
verbo pronominal
molestarse1 (tomarse la molestia) to bother o.s.
no se moleste, prefiero estar de pie don't trouble o bother yourself, I prefer to stand
—¿quiere que abra la ventana? —por mí no se moleste "shall I open the window?" — "don't mind me"
no te molestes por él, sabe arreglárselas solo don't put yourself out for him, he can manage on his own; molestarse en hacer algo to take the trouble to do sth; se molestó en llevarnos al aeropuerto she took the trouble to drive us to the airport; she went to the trouble of driving us to the airport; no te molestes en venir a por mí don't bother to come and pick me up; you needn't take the trouble to come and pick me up
ni siquiera te has molestado en responder a mis cartas you didn't even bother to answer my letters
2 (disgustarse) (con enfado) to get annoyed; get upset; (con ofensa) to take offence; take offense; (EEUU)
no deberías molestarte, lo hizo sin mala intención you shouldn't get annoyed o upset/take offence, he didn't mean any harm; molestarse con algn to get annoyed o cross with sb
molestarse por algo to get annoyed at sth; get upset about sth; se molesta por nada he gets annoyed at o upset about the slightest thing; ¿te has molestado por ese comentario? did that comment upset o offend you?
